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No. 350,997. PatentedOct. 19, 1886.

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Patented Oct. 19, 1886.

lJNrTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMOS SANDERS, OF NORTH VERNON, INDIANA.

DESK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,997, dated October19, 1886.

Application filed May 11, 1886.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Amos SANDERS, acitizen of the United States,residing at North Vernon, in the county of Jennings and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Desks; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

The invention will first be describedin connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an elevation in perspective of the desk withall its parts closed up. Fig. 2 is a vertical crossscction on line so aof Fig. 1. the desk with the swinging parts out. Fig. 4 is a detailview, partly in section, of the writing-leaf.

In the drawings, A represents the frame, con sisting of thebase a, thetop a, the diagonally opposite posts a ct, and the vertical boards a a.Between the latter are placed two bottompivoted cranes, G 0, connectedby a spring, C, and provided with the outwardly-turning arm 0 c, whichmay incline downwardly more or less.

D D are the sides, which are connected with the edge of the shelf-boarda, between which and the top a are arranged the vertical partitions a,to form compartments for paper, stationery, or books.

E E are straps, having an eye at each end to turn upon the staples c c cc on the board a and the sides D, so that said board D may beconveniently turned to form either an open writingleaf or the closedfront of the desk. Thus the sides may be folded out so as to form awriting-leaf upon opposite sides of the desk.

As the leaf is folded out a bottom pin, (1, is so arrangedas to pressupon the rear arm, 0, of the crane and turn out the long arm, 0, uponwhich the leaf is supported. The leaf may have the side studs, (1 d, tolitin grooves (1%; but this is not necessary. \Vhen closed, the pin 11passes into the hole (N, while the latch d Fig. 3 is a perspective viewof SCl'lfll mleonsn. (No model.)

passes into the opening d in the top a. This holds the leaf closely andfirmly in place as one side of the article of furniture.

On each diagonal post 0?, I hinge the pigeonhole box G, so that the side9 will swing into the frame and form one end thereof. Each one of theseboxes will turn so as to present the pigeon-holes at the side of one orthe other of the leaves D D and within convenient reach of the personwho sits at the desk. Thumblatches H H may be employed to hold themsecurely in place when in the frame A.

On the bottom of desk may be used rollers or casters for convenience ofmovement from place to place in a room.

In manipulating the desk unfasten the sides D D, draw slightly out, andraise with an outward motion. When the bottom pin is out of its hole,and has attained the height of the crane-arm c, the latter will bepressed, so that when the leaf Dis in its intended position it will reston the crane-arm 0. Then unfasten the sides g of the pigeon-hole boxesGand turn them around, as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. For closing,reverse the operation.

The advantages of my desk are as follows: There is, when open, acomparatively large working-space, and, when closed, it becomes verycompact, taking up but little room, and may be easily transferred fromone part of a room to another. The writing-leaf is entirely shieldedfrom dust when closed,while the parti tions on shelf afford a place ofdeposit for books or other matters used about a desk. It is also veryconvenient for a gentleman and his clerk, who sit at opposite leaves,the former thrusting into the smaller upper compartments such papers asare to be copied or answered by the clerk. Thus they will not getmislaid among the papers on the desk of either.

Having thus described all that is necessary I to a full understanding ofmy invention, what I claim as new, and desire to protect by LettersPatent, is

1. A double desk having two pigeon-hole boxes pivoted diagonallyopposite to each other, and one facing on either side in oppositedirection from the other, as shown and described.

2. In a desk, the loose leaf D and shelfboard a, in combination withintermediate pivoted connecting-straps E E, as shown and described.

3. The combination, with a leaf, D, con- 5 nected by end-pivoted strapswith the edge of board a", and provided with the bottom pin, (1, of thecrane 0, having arms a 0' and a retracting-spring, whereby the leaf asit is raised will automatically throw out its own support IO in themanner described.

4. The combination, with the desk-body and cranes G G, of anintermediate spring, 0, secured to each and retracting them in themanner specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 15 presence of twowitnesses.

AMOS SANDERS.

Witnesses:

HENRY FEADLER, CHARLES E. HALL.

